Spellings Year 6Based on Support for Spelling and the National Curriculum 2014 Support for spelling is a fantastic programme which is available to view online and has some great ideas which support the teaching of spelling in schools.

Support for Spelling Objectives

NC 2014 links

Autumn Term 1

To embed the use of independent spelling strategies for spelling unfamiliar words.

NB. RulesUse –ant and –ance/–ancy if there is a related word with a /æ/ or /e␣/ sound in the right position;; –ation endings are often a clue.

Use –ent and –ence/–ency after soft c (/s/ sound), soft g (/d␣/ sound) and qu, or if there is a related word with a clear /␣/sound in the right position.There are many words, however, where the above guidance does not help. These words just have to be learnt.